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Opinion

Voting: Good to see young people use their power

Editorials

Imagine being 18 (or nearly 18) years old and having someone like the West Virginia Secretary of State tell you that, at least in one aspect, you are just as powerful as someone like Taylor Swift or the president of the United States. That’s what local students learned when Secretary Kris ...

Editor’s Notes: Uncivilized readings of history

Local columns

I didn’t know how I felt about the newly created Washington Center for Civics, Culture, and Statesmanship at West Virginia University until I read a comment from its director, Patrick Lee Miller: “We should revere this civilization. In my view, it is the greatest and like it or not, our ...

Op-ed: The free market works – even in energy

Local columns

Who wants higher electricity rates? Ask just about anyone and they’ll agree that energy prices have risen. They’re not wrong. In recent weeks there has been significant attention in the Mountain State on what is driving those costs. The question has no doubt arisen from people seeing ...

Op-ed: Powering America’s future from West Virginia

Local columns

West Virginia has always been an energy state. From the coal that built our nation to the natural gas fueling the industries of tomorrow, our state has provided the reliable energy America needs to prosper. Today, we stand at another pivotal moment as FirstEnergy’s Mon Power and Potomac ...

Letter to the Editor: Show up, shout out

Letters to the editor

In our numbers there is power and people have you heard? Lately there’s been a little mouse that roared! (Seven million strong!) Everyday people, just like you and me, showed up and shouted out — “No Kings! We the people ... The whole world sees our numbers. The whole world hears our ...